UK signs post-Brexit trade deal with Fiji and Papua New Guinea

Ministers rush to do deals with countries UK trades with under EU free trade arrangements

Britain has signed a post-Brexit trade deal with the Pacific islands of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, as the government rushes to sign as many agreements as possible before 29 March.

The Department for International Trade said the agreement would maintain access to goods including sugar and fish imported from the islands 10,000 miles away. Total trade between Britain and the region is worth about 369m a year.